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    Quote Originally Posted by Ludwig View Post
    Most people don't know that while Ward was recuperating from his ACL injury he used to time to graduate from the Alex Rance School of Flopping ---- with honours, mind you. He's got a future after footy.
    As usual, Titus sets the record straight.
    AFL Mad Scramble: Day Eleven - Titus O'Reily | Don’t have faith in yourself
    "Just when we thought that Tom Papley had the best actor oscar sewn up, along comes Callum Ward, with a performance so over the top it had Al Pacino's later work look positively restrained.
    "After a light glance, Ward went down so hard, that if he was being shot by a sniper in a movie, the director would have told him to tone it down a bit."

    Will be interesting to see how much Ward gets fined.....if at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevoswan View Post
    As usual, Titus sets the record straight.
    AFL Mad Scramble: Day Eleven - Titus O'Reily | Don’t have faith in yourself
    "Just when we thought that Tom Papley had the best actor oscar sewn up, along comes Callum Ward, with a performance so over the top it had Al Pacino's later work look positively restrained.
    "After a light glance, Ward went down so hard, that if he was being shot by a sniper in a movie, the director would have told him to tone it down a bit."

    Will be interesting to see how much Ward gets fined.....if at all.
    Especially when the free kick won the game.

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    Ward is saying he's received death threats on social media following the free kick/goal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sandridge View Post
    Ward is saying he's received death threats on social media following the free kick/goal.
    From Tom Papley?

    For stealing his Academy Award?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sandridge View Post
    Ward is saying he's received death threats on social media following the free kick/goal.
    Death threats? Jesus, what is wrong with these people? It's a bloody football game!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KTigers View Post
    Death threats? Jesus, what is wrong with these people? It's a bloody football game!
    I understand a certain level of anger from Bomber fans but reactions like that are frankly unhinged....but in this Covid era we've seen a lot of that lately haven't we?
    Footy obviously has its Chads and Karens.....

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    I don't think there is any doubt ward got contact to the head...



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    Callan Ward targeted by social media trolls after controversial free kick

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    I don't think there is any doubt ward got contact to the head...



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    Callan Ward targeted by social media trolls after controversial free kick
    Nor am I. It’s more the 360’ double twist pike he pulled afterward that’s the issue.

    Same as paps, he definitely had some hands in his back. Not enough to shove him 2 meters forward through the air though.


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    I really like Ward, and was surprised he exaggerated the contact the way he did. Seems out of character for him, but I guess he's
    played footy for a long time and is basically a wily old pro these days.

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    Ward got hit in the head, got a deserved free kick. That should have been the end of it.
    Three things went wrong:
    - he exaggerated the pain. Didn't need to.
    - the commentators focused on it, and never said the free was there regardless.
    - he admitted playing it up afterwards.

    These actions invite death that's against your family now days.

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    Yep, social media. What an incredible advance for society that has been. We really get to see the best of humanity.

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